Shopping guide,

Sports that come under the Wilson sports equipment lines are baseball, basketball, football, softball, soccer and volleyball. Racket sports tennis, badminton, squash, and racquetball are also built in. Golfers are also catered for. Whether you play just for fun or you are a professional athlete, you rely on quality gear. Wilson sports equipment is respected by world champions and the company logo is a familiar sight across the world. The design team keeps up with the latest developments in technology and they know what sports people need from their equipment.

The product range covers a broad range of sports and supplies for men, women and juniors with everything they need in equipment, clothing, sports bags, balls, and accessories. Wilson also likes to put something back into the community and supports the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. There is no better support than the best players in the world and many champions and former champions have held a Wilson tennis racket in their hand, as well as current supremo Roger Federer. Past tennis pros comprise Pete Sampras, Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert and Steffi Graf. It is also usual for International events to use Wilson sports equipment. The US Open has used Wilson tennis balls since 1979. The company also manufactures tennis shoes, racket strings, clothing and racket bags.

Football also bears the company logo. The NFL has used Wilson footballs exclusively since 1941. The company also makes football accessories, such as rubber tees, ball brushes and field towels. Male and female basketball players wear the company uniforms and play with Wilson balls and backboards. Baseball uses Wilson uniforms, special styles of gloves, defending headgear, chest protectors and leg guards. Golf is a major business as well as a sport and Wilson sports equipment is very involved in supplying golfers and their needs. The finest woods, irons, putters, and wedges are made, along with balls, carry bags, and cart bags. Volleyball is another sport for which Wilson supplies the balls etc. It’s not often that a ball becomes a Hollywood star but this is what happened in the case of the Wilson manufactured ball that was featured in the movie, Cast Away, starring Tom Hanks.

In fact, it could be said that Wilson, as Hank’s character Chuck named it, was the co-star. Alone on an island followed a plane crash, Chuck forms a reliance on ‘Wilson’ and has conversations with him. Chuck’s hand print on the ball resembles a face. The Wilson company made a ‘Wilson’ ball with a face on to tie in with the film. The range also includes gloves, caps and visors, umbrellas, towels, accessory bags, backpacks and den caddies. Individuals or companies can have their own logo printed on their equipment or any inscription to promote a particular event. Many world-class golfers have played with Wilson, as well as Nick Faldo and the legendary Arnold Palmer.